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    Start from what you enjoy. Each career shows national pay and job outlook from the Bureau of Labor Statistics, the skills it uses, and the majors and colleges whose graduates earn well in it. 1,016 careers listed, and search matches 26,000+ job titles.

    Data verified Nov 2026 · CollegesRef 2026–27 edition

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    • Bright outlook

      Construction and extraction

      Solar Energy Installation Managers

      Median pay
      $79,920
      Outlook
      Faster than average

      High school diploma

      • Coordination
      • Management of Personnel Resources
      • Monitoring
    • Construction and extraction

      Roof Bolters, Mining

      Median pay
      $78,540
      Outlook
      Decline

      High school diploma

      • Operation and Control
      • Critical Thinking
      • Monitoring
    • Construction and extraction

      Boilermakers

      Median pay
      $76,410
      Outlook
      Decline

      High school diploma

      • Operations Monitoring
      • Operation and Control
      • Critical Thinking
    • Construction and extraction

      Terrazzo Workers and Finishers

      Median pay
      $76,170
      Outlook
      Decline

      High school diploma

      • Coordination
      • Quality Control Analysis
      • Judgment and Decision Making
    • Construction and extraction

      Energy Auditors

      Median pay
      $74,690
      Outlook
      Little or no change

      High school diploma

      • Reading Comprehension
      • Speaking
      • Active Listening
    • Construction and extraction

      Pile Driver Operators

      Median pay
      $73,300
      Outlook
      Decline

      High school diploma

      • Operation and Control
      • Operations Monitoring
      • Equipment Maintenance
    • Construction and extraction

      Tapers

      Median pay
      $68,270
      Outlook
      Decline

      No formal credential

      • Monitoring
      • Active Listening
      • Time Management
    • Construction and extraction

      Rotary Drill Operators, Oil and Gas

      Median pay
      $67,890
      Outlook
      Little or no change

      No formal credential

      • Critical Thinking
      • Operation and Control
      • Operations Monitoring
    • Bright outlook

      Construction and extraction

      Plumbers, Pipefitters, and Steamfitters

      Median pay
      $63,800
      Outlook
      Faster than average

      High school diploma

      • Critical Thinking
      • Judgment and Decision Making
      • Repairing
    • Bright outlook

      Construction and extraction

      Solar Thermal Installers and Technicians

      Median pay
      $63,800
      Outlook
      Faster than average

      High school diploma

      • Installation
      • Quality Control Analysis
      • Reading Comprehension
    • Bright outlook

      Construction and extraction

      Electricians

      Median pay
      $63,190
      Outlook
      Much faster than average

      High school diploma

      • Troubleshooting
      • Repairing
      • Active Listening
    • Construction and extraction

      Structural Iron and Steel Workers

      Median pay
      $62,780
      Outlook
      As fast as average

      High school diploma

      • Operation and Control
      • Operations Monitoring
      • Coordination
    • Construction and extraction

      Brickmasons and Blockmasons

      Median pay
      $62,120
      Outlook
      Slower than average

      High school diploma

      • Coordination
      • Critical Thinking
      • Active Listening
    • Construction and extraction

      Continuous Mining Machine Operators

      Median pay
      $61,810
      Outlook
      As fast as average

      No formal credential

      • Operation and Control
      • Operations Monitoring
      • Equipment Maintenance
    • Construction and extraction

      Sheet Metal Workers

      Median pay
      $61,800
      Outlook
      As fast as average

      High school diploma

      • Coordination
      • Critical Thinking
      • Monitoring
    • Construction and extraction

      Carpenters

      Median pay
      $60,580
      Outlook
      As fast as average

      High school diploma

      • Active Listening
      • Critical Thinking
      • Monitoring
    • Construction and extraction

      Earth Drillers, Except Oil and Gas

      Median pay
      $60,190
      Outlook
      As fast as average

      High school diploma

      • Operations Monitoring
      • Operation and Control
      • Critical Thinking

    BLS 2025 wages · 2025–35 projections · O*NET 31.0. O*NET 31.0 Database by the U.S. Department of Labor, Employment and Training Administration (USDOL/ETA). Used under the CC BY 4.0 license. CollegesRef has modified all or some of this information.

    Career questions

    Where the figures come from and how careers connect to majors.

    Where do the pay and job outlook figures come from?

    Median pay is the national median annual wage from the Bureau of Labor Statistics Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics survey. Growth and openings come from the BLS Employment Projections. Each career page names the data year, and a figure the BLS does not publish is shown as not reported rather than estimated.

    What are the six interest areas?

    They are the Holland (RIASEC) interest areas used by O*NET: Realistic (hands-on), Investigative (ideas and research), Artistic (creating), Social (helping people), Enterprising (leading and persuading) and Conventional (organizing data and records). Most careers are a mix, so each one lists its strongest two or three.

    How does the interest check work?

    You rate short activities as like, not sure or dislike. Your answers add up to a score for each interest area, and careers whose interest profile is closest to yours are listed first with the reasons. It takes a few minutes, needs no account, and you can skip any item.

    How are careers linked to majors and colleges?

    The NCES CIP–SOC crosswalk links fields of study to occupations. We roll it up to the four-digit program codes colleges report, so the majors listed are related programs rather than the only route in. College results use each college's own program earnings from College Scorecard.